. >> reporter: south africans keeping vigil outside the hospital where nelson mandell is a receiving treatment, some releasing balloons to honor their former president, others lifting their voices in song. the 94-year-old is now on life support after being admitted for recurring lung infection earlier this month. it is the 4th hospitalization for him since december, his family thanking people around the world for their well wishes. >> -- i am here. they have given us friends. >> the south african leader also visiting him in the hospital after canceling a trip due to his predecessor's illness. >> it is gratitude on behalf of government to all south africans and people throughout the world who continue to support him and his family. >> president obama is currently in africa and says he is keeping the mandela family in his thoughts during this difficult time. >> he is a personal hero and i think he is a hero for the world and if and when he passs from this place one thing i think we will all know is that his legacy is one that will linger on throughout the ages. >> prayers for mandela c

. >>> coming up, more health problems for nelson mandel. and why scientists say your brain is growing new cells all the time.Ñáçwçñ ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ >>> we have new details on a deadly crash that killed two people in fremont earlier this week. they have arrested the driver of the car. gilbert gill was the only survivor. his child died at the scene. his wife died at the hospital. police say he was driving well over the speed limit, 65 miles an hour. they are awaiting for toxicology tests to determine if drugs or alcohol were factors. >> this evening, nelson mandela is in serious condition after he was hospitalized again for a recurring lung infection. 94-year-old former president of south africa was admitted yesterday. a statement released says doctors are doing everything they can to make him comfortable. >> coming up next, an unbelieve an find on barren surface of mars. and hot temperatures today but will they last? leigh glaser is up next with the

people are deeply worried about nelson mandel will and we are hearing at the family home some membersf the family, nelson mandela's daughter and one of his granddaughters have arrived there for a family meeting some of kind. we haven't confirmed that or indeed why they are potentially there for that meeting. but as i say, people are very concerned about nelson mandela. we haven't had an update on on his condition today, so we assume so far that he is still in a critical condition. >> okay. thanks for that. >>> other stories making news this morning, part of a bill yefrle hauling the nation's immigration laws sailed through the senate on monday by a 67-27 vote. senators approved an amendment aimed at strengthening border security by adding 20,000 more border agents and building some 700 miles of fence. >>> the former prime minister of italy was found guilty monday of having sex with an underage prostitute during one of his infamous bunga-bunga parties. silvio berlusconi received a lifetime ban from politics and was sentenced to jail. >>> congressman levin says the irs singled out tax e

in south africa nelson mandel ma spent his ninth day in a pretoria hospital, mandela who is mint four is still being treated for a lung infection. but as mark phillips reports, mandela is said to be improving. >> reporter: on father's day, congregations in south africa's churches were again gathering with the father of their country, nelson mandela in mind. repeated assurances that mandela's health continues to improve are received here in the knowledge that the 94-year-old is a very sick man, despite what south africa's current president jacob zuma says about the national hero they call madiba. >> we are grateful that he continues to get better. >> reporter: mandela continues to be treated at this pretoria hospital and there is a growing argument about how much medical intervention a man in his condition should have. an argument that is now being entered into by sean van heard den who has been one of his body guards for more than a decade. >> reporter: this is a holiday weekend in south africa where they commemorate the 1976 student uprising that was violently put down by the then wh

. >>> president obama has met with nelson mandel laws first family. don't know much about what happened in that meeting. they will not see the former south african leader himself. mantel law remains in critical condition with a lung infection. >>> among partly cloudy's events today, a youth town hall owe university of johannesburg will he will receiver an honorary law degree. he said now is the time to act in order to confront climate change. he address the the problem. he is calling on new standards to reduce carbon emissions, including >> to reduce carbon pollution, i directed the environmental protection agency to work with states and businesses to put an end to the limitless dumping carbon pollution from our carbon. we will use less energy. >> america will deserve developing nations to transition to cleaner sources are energy. >>> once again, congress has failed to act. the cost of a certain federal student loans will double monday. there is a lot of finger pointing going on right now. we have more from washington d.c. >> i move that the house do

quite a nag 95 cent spot, representing freedom, human dignity and nelson mandel's fight for freedom in apartheid, all against the backdrop of the ailing 94-year-old leader, who remains in the hospital, we are told he is in stable but critical condition. nelson mandela, much on the minds of those around the world, a personal icon for president obama. >> jamie: we reported about secretary of state john kerry's trip. he's preparing to depart the middle-east. but he has had three days of talks. the secretary saying he renewed peace talks and believes they will get underway, at least, they are within reach. >> we have some specific details and work to pursue, but i am absolutely confident that we are on the right track. i also know progress when i see it. and we are making progress. that's what is important. that's what will bring me back here. >> jamie: a former israeli ambassador to the united nations is here. good mornings. >> good morning, jamie. >> jamie: lovely to have you here in our studio. have you heard manyiests, have you witnessed it, to get the peace talks going and to get them

nelson mandel why one after having been in jail 27 years walking to jail with his jailers once agreedd apartheid. >> is it ironic to you that many in the black community, many prominent african-americans like yourself are more willing to forgive paula dean than corporate america, than target or walmart or valentine publisher or the food channel? >> well, i don't know if they're operating on fear, i suppose. they have horrible records themselves. i mean it's not unlike people to fall from grace and to bounce back. you had don imus. he said something terribly wrong. he bounced back. he's on television. he has response sponsors again. i don't know who can live beyond the reach of the grace and mercy. i hope she's able to collect herself, acknowledge what she has done, address those that she has offended, clean out the workplacement it's really about the workplace environment. and then put forth some plan. we've done this with several major corporations where somebody leaked some memo and says something very, very wrong. but the idea to condemn people -- the bible says those who attain me

south africa, nelson mandel ark, legacy of apartheid.a because they recently had an election, too. that's important, extremely important. >> interesting because his father is from kenya. >> feels like there's this kind of by graphic reason to head there. thank you all for giving us insight on this. we'll talk a little more about a country who didn't go to nigeria as we shift our focus a little bit. i want to talk about environmental speech he gave but no one heard because of the language of the supreme court this week. i also want to say thank you to gordon chang, the rest of all back later in the show. we are going to talk about the biggest news on the planet you may not have heard anything about. every parent wants the safest and healthiest products for their family. that's why i created the honest company. i was just a concerned mom, with a crazy dream. a wish that there was a company that i could rely on, that did all of the hard work for me. i'm jessica alba, and the honest company was my dream. [ male announcer ] legalzoom has help

the first family will visit robin island where nelson mandel mandela was held for 17 of the nearly 30ed about immigration reform and passing the immigration bill. the president said the time is right. he called on the house to act. he believes they can get a bill passed before their august recess. as for the rest of the day in south africa president obama will meet with youth at the university of johannesburg. there are protesters there that say they are opposed to the united states foreign policies. the president's final stop on this trip will be tanzania. back to you. >> kristin, thanks. >>> in california same-sex marriages have resumed. we have more on that. >> good morning, everyone. hear the california woding bells moments after the state attorney general said they could perform same-sex marriages again. couples rushed to get married. two of the plaintiffs in the prop 8. clerk offices will stay open all weekend. fyi. >>> a third man is charged in connection with the death of a semiprofootball player. the case that landed aaron hernandez behind bars. friday, earnest wallace turned

former south african leader nelson mandel's condition downgraded from serious to critical. the leader has been hospitalized for more than two weeks for a recurring lung infection. the military helping firefighters trying to stop the raging west fork fire in colorado, containment not expected until the dry windy weather finally breaks. the dow falling sharp here again this morning after asian markets dropped on fears of a credit crunch in china. jenna: a controversial immigration bill taking center stage on capitol hill today. we'll talk to one senator who coauthored a crucial amendment. he says this amendment, this border surge will fix our problems along the border. senator bob cork eris back with us some separate from fact to fiction he says when it comes to the bill. we have police in massachusetts investigating the murder of a semi pro football player, again searching the home of patriot's player aaron hernandez. the latest on the investigation next. every day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to am

is in senegal this morning promoting democracy and business but looming large is south african nelson mandel gentlema who is e will. brianna? >> reporter: good morning to you chris. the president's itinerary remains the same going from senegal to south africa and then t tanzania. the white house is monitoring news of mandela's health very carefully and no doubt, they are making room for contingencies and we expect when the president heads to south africa we can see the tone of some of his events change. this morning he's on schedule meeting with the president. he'll then give a press conference with the president. and visit the supreme court of this nation before heading to gory island. his message here in africa is one about the economy but he chose senegal because it's an example of a democratic nation in africa. the president replaced an incumbent who tried to change the constitution to serve a third term. that obviously wasn't successful so president obama emphasizing rule of law and democratic principles here in senegal today. >> thank you very much for the report. >>> as we've been wat

the world is watching south africa as nelson mandel that remains in critical condition.ves of people leaving hand-written messages. there are reports emerging that some family members held a emergency meeting to discuss delicate matters, widely believed to mean preparations for mandela's death. >>> president obama is getting ready to leave for an african tour that will take him to senegal, south africa and tanz nia. this is his second trip to africa. >>> the most dramatic testimony in the wrongful death trial of michael jackson's concert promoter could come today. his 16-year-old son, prince, is expected to testify about their private lives and some of the last conversations he had with his father. michael apparently talked to his son about the people he didn't trust and predicted his own death. >>> it turns out puppy love is a lot like baby love. the bond formed between a dog and its owner is really a lot like the bond between parent and baby. they studied a phenomenal called the secure base effect where infants get steady care and security. researchers tested how 20 ad

. >>> nelson mandell virginia back in the hospital today.being treated for a serious lung infection a spokesman for the presidency says the 94-year-old is breathing on his own. >>> police in southern california are trying to find out what made a gunman kill four people and injure five yesterday in santa monica at a community college. the gunman was shot and died at the crime scene. >>> a texas woman in custody today in connection with the mailing of three letters containing ricin to president obama and new york city mayor michael bloomberg. >>> the judge in the george zimmerman case is trying to determine if analysis from the 911 call on the day of the shooting should be admitted as evidence. yesterday the prosecution presented two experts. today, the defense's turn to call his own witnesses. zimmerman pled not guilty to the death of martin. he claimed self-defense. jury selection begins monday. ron mott joins us from sanford, florida. good day to you. >> reporter: as you were coming to me, they have taken a break in court. so the second of

nelson mandela particularly since he's so unwell? >> officials at the white house say it's in the hands of the mandel lal family. h like the opportunity to visit with nelson mandela in person but they await word on whether mr. mandela is any position to visit with him. we did learn some information i think at least heartening today, we heard from his daughter zindzikwa, the president hoped-eyes and gave me a smile. the president will be paying tribute to the legacy of any son mandela with a visit to robin island where he spent 27 years as a political prisoner. >> peter alexander at the white house, thanks so much. >> and thank you for watching this tuesday afternoon. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >> good-bye, voting rights. let's play "hardball \5>>> good evening, i'm chris matthews up in new york. me start with this. a happy day for reince priebus. today the united states supreme court lopped off the head of the voting rights acthat removed a key weapon used to stop states from suppressing african-americans and other voters they don't like showing up at the polls. what a joy this must be to the republic

nelson mandela remains in critical but stable condition, another emotional day ahead for problem. he arrive this had cape town a short time ago and is spekd the morning at robben island, the jail will mandel was held for 18 of the 27 years of his confinement. saturday the president met privately and spoke about the former leader's legacy. >> as you you go forward, i want you to position of the map who is in our prayers today. think about 27 years of prison respect think about the hardships and struggles, being away from family and friends. reflecting on his years in prison, nelson mandela wrote that there were dark moments that tested his faith in humanity, but he refused to give up. >> all of this amid significant political challenges and debates back home in washington. we'll get right into. joining me now, rachel maddow, founder and chairman of the safe and freedom coalition ralph oig reed, profession or at georgetown university, former republican senator jim demint, and our own justice correspondent pete williams. pete, are you such a significant news man that even when you get news of something significant like the ruling and the gay marriage debate, it is becoming viral sensation. t